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0 pointswillsmith722y ago0 comments

> remembering to use the right tools

100% agree here. But if I were going to rewrite a whole application, I'd need a really good value prop.

> high latency, slow devices, no JavaScript

I don't see why high latency would be improved by remix, you're still fetching everything it's just without the waterfall. I've yet to see a modern-ish device (going back to iPhone 7s) that struggle so hard with rendering that progressive enhancement is valuable.

Are there modern devices which are that slow? Or browsers without js?

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aobdev2y ago

> you're still fetching everything it's just without the waterfall

It's exactly because of the waterfall. If I have to make 3 roundtrip fetches, and the latency of each is increased by 150ms, then eliminating 2 subsequent fetches will save me 300ms.

> I've yet to see a modern-ish device (going back to iPhone 7s) that struggle so hard with rendering that progressive enhancement is valuable.

I have used an uncountable number of websites that are extremely janky, slow to load, and overall unpleasant to use on mobile while traveling on trains and busses between cell towers. Some of that can be attributed to ads but the reality is you don't need SPA's to serve news. Remix is cool in that it lets you develop like an app but serve like a website.

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